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Carlik Anthony Jones (born December 23, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Radford Highlanders and the Louisville Cardinals.

Carlik Jones

Jones with Radford in 2019
No. 1 – Windy City Bulls
Position	Point guard
League	NBA G League
Personal information
Born	(1997-12-23) December 23, 1997 (age 24) Cincinnati, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Aiken (Cincinnati, Ohio)
College	Radford (2017–2020) Louisville (2020–2021)
NBA draft	2021 / Undrafted
Playing career	2021–present
Career history
2021–2022	Texas Legends
2021	Dallas Mavericks
2022	Denver Nuggets
2022	Chicago Bulls
2022–present	Windy City Bulls
Career highlights and awards
All-NBA G League Third Team (2022) NBA G League All-Rookie Team (2022) Big South Player of the Year (2020) 2× First-team All-Big South (2019, 2020) First-team All-ACC (2021) Big South Freshman of the Year (2018)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life and high school career

Jones grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended Aiken High School. He competed alongside Jarron Cumberland in AAU play. He was named third team All-Division IV and first-team all-Cincinnati Metro Athletic Conference after 12.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game as a junior. Jones signed with Radford for college basketball on November 12, 2015.[1] As a senior, Jones averaged 22.3 points and six assists and was named The Cincinnati Enquirer Division IV Player of the Year.[2] He scored 57 points in the sectional final against Hughes STEM High School and led the Falcons to a regional championship and to the State final four.[3]

College career

Jones redshirted his true freshman season. He became a starter for the Highlanders as a redshirt freshman and was named the Big South Conference Freshman of the Year and honorable mention All-Big South after averaging 11.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.[4][5] He made a three-pointer with two seconds left against Liberty in the Big South Conference Championship game to send Radford to the NCAA Tournament.[6] He was named first team All-Big South after averaging 15.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game in his redshirt sophomore season.[7] Jones was selected as the Big South Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and was again named first team All-Big South as a redshirt junior.[8] He averaged 20 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game as a junior. Since Jones was set to graduate from Radford at the end of the 2019–20 school year, he had the option to transfer to another school for his final season of athletic eligibility without having to sit out a year, and chose to become a graduate transfer rather than return to Radford.[9]

Widely considered to be one of the best available graduate transfers in the nation, Jones announced that he had chosen the University of Louisville to play his final season of eligibility.[10][11] He played in 19 games for the Cardinals. On April 10, 2021, he announced that he would test the NBA Draft waters, allowing him to come back for an additional season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, he then made another announcement on April 26, saying that he would sign with an agent and not use the additional year of eligibility at Louisville.[12]

Professional career

Texas Legends (2021)

After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Jones joined the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA Summer League.[13] On August 21, 2021, he signed with the Mavericks.[14] However, he was waived on October 15.[15] On October 23, he signed with the Texas Legends as an affiliate player.[16] In 10 games, he averaged 20.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 30.8 minutes per game.[17]

Dallas Mavericks (2021)

On December 23, 2021, Jones signed a 10-day contract with the Mavericks.[17][18] Jones appeared in 3 games for Dallas, averaging 1 rebound and 1.7 assists in 6.4 minutes per game.[19]

Denver Nuggets (2022)

On January 1, 2022, upon the completion of his 10-day contract with Dallas, Jones signed another 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets.[19]

Return to the Texas Legends (2022)

On January 11, 2022, Jones was reacquired by the Texas Legends.[20]

Chicago Bulls

On September 26, 2022, Jones signed with the Chicago Bulls.[21]

Windy City Bulls (2022–present)

On October 23, 2022, Jones joined the Windy City Bulls training camp roster.[22]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021–22	Dallas	3	0	6.3	.000	.000	1.000	1.0	1.7	.3	.0	.7
	Denver	2	0	2.0	.500	—	—	.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
Career		5	0	4.6	.111	.000	1.000	.6	1.0	.2	.0	.8

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Radford	Redshirt
2017–18	Radford	36	26	30.4	.413	.305	.767	3.9	3.1	1.1	.2	11.8
2018–19	Radford	31	30	34.2	.463	.247	.758	5.2	5.8	1.7	.1	15.7
2019–20	Radford	32	31	33.0	.488	.409	.814	5.1	5.5	1.4	.2	20.0
2020–21	Louisville	19	19	37.5	.402	.321	.815	4.9	4.5	1.4	.1	16.8
Career		118	106	33.2	.447	.325	.790	4.7	4.7	1.4	.1	15.9

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com 
• Louisville Cardinals bio
• Radford Highlanders bio

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